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The Year of the Wikipedia Blockbuster

This year's Hollywood tentpoles were more interested in filling in encyclopedic gaps than they were in telling their own stories. → Read More

J.K. Rowling, Albus Dumbledore, and the Perils of Hero Worship

The defining author of our generation has become her own worst enemy. → Read More

The Tom Cruise Renaissance

Our last remaining movie star has made the latter half of his career into a showcase for white-knuckle thrill rides that successfully distract from the more unsavory parts of the Tom Cruise mythology. → Read More

The Horrors of ‘Eighth Grade’

Bo Burnham's coming-of-age film is part of a new movement that draws on the tone and aesthetics of horror without embracing the classic content of the genre. → Read More

When Marvel Continuity Goes Wrong

This month's charming 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' is another victim of the MCU crossover machine. → Read More

‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ and Iconography Cannibalism

The latest dinosaur romp abandons '90s nostalgia and instead gets high on its own supply. → Read More

Movies Don’t Have to Define You

It's okay to let go. → Read More

Zack Snyder’s ‘The Fountainhead’ Has Been a Long Time Coming

The director's career has been paved with Ayn Rand's toxic ideology. → Read More

How ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Makes the Galaxy Smaller

The latest 'Star Wars' movie turns the iconic franchise into a pile of required reading. → Read More

How Marvel Broke Storytelling

It's not just a problem with the movies, but with the way we talk about them. → Read More

Finding The Place of ‘Iron Man 3’ In The Marvel Cinematic Universe

Shane Black's much-derided masterpiece made the franchise what it is today → Read More

The Best Summer Movie Ever is ‘Star Wars’

Forty years later, and still nothing compares. → Read More

The Best Modern Musicals Have Been Overlooked

'La La Land' and 'The Greatest Showman' aren't the only game in town. → Read More

The Tortured History of The ‘Star Wars’ Holiday Special

Almost 40 years after its premiere, the infamous television special has only grown more infamous. → Read More

‘Catch Me If You Can’ Is Spielberg’s Definitive Peter Pan Adaptation

The director's 2002 caper is a far more loyal–and impactful–Peter Pan story than notorious misstep Hook could ever be. → Read More

A Brief History of George Lucas’ ‘Star Wars’ Sequel Trilogy

The creator of our most enduring franchise has told a lot of different stories over the years. → Read More

The Best Video Game Movies Aren’t Actually Video Game Movies

Studios could learn a lesson from movies like Scott Pilgrim and Edge of Tomorrow. → Read More

‘Hellboy II’ Just Missed the Superhero Boom

Guillermo del Toro's 2008 masterpiece was ahead of its time. → Read More

The Oscars May Finally Weigh in on the "What Is A Movie?" Conversation

A potential new rule would stop films from being eligible for both the Oscars and the Emmys. → Read More

20th Century Fox Thinks Audiences are Finally Ready for a ‘Silver Surfer’ Movie

Ahead of a potential merger with Disney, Fox executives are moving full steam ahead on some potential X-Men films. → Read More